SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN

8 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper
8 ounce can orange juice concentrate
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons PACKED brown sugar
2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoons Frank’s original hot sauce
2 green onions, sliced and diced for garnish

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Generously season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• Arrange chicken pieces skin side down on a baking sheet.
• Bake 45 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Flip skin side up 2/3 of the way through.

• In a medium sauce pan combine the orange juice concentrate, garlic, red pepper flakes, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
• Bring to a simmer and cook 15-20 minutes until mixture thickens.
• Pour sauce into large mixing bowl.
• Remove chicken from oven and increase heat to broil.

• Add chicken pieces to sauce, turning to coat well.
• Drain fat from baking sheet.
• Arrange chicken pieces and broil 1-2 minutes until bubbling and starting to brown.